The colors and lights of the holiday season come
to you, in a Nature painting, with our wishes for
a beautiful holiday weekend. A very Merry Christmas
to all of you who celebrate it. Appreciatively, with
love, Sheila and Sam Finkelstein (Sam,
my husband, helps me in selecting the photos that
I put up here.)

LAST ISSUE'S IMAGE(ISSUE
#6 ) -
was a Tropical Water Lily, in a pond at the American
Orchid Society. The very dark background (water)
was another of my "happy" accidents. In
researching what the flower might be, I came across
Tropical
Pond and Garden. If you're interested in seeing
a huge variety of flowers, you might want to visit.

THE IMAGERY -
When I went searching in my files, for the "right"
picture to spark your day, this one jumped out at
me, saying, "Choose me! Choose me! I'll light
up each viewers' day!" And, so she did, so
well that, with permission, I am sharing from some
emails that I received.

"This one, No. 6 is great again. It reminds
me of Stonehenge. Love and Light in the sacred middle,
people standing around this divine light, holding
their arms up in a gesture of worship, joy and receptiveness.
This scene amidst those outer petals that provide
a safe space. Oooooh this glow of golden light in
the middle!"Marion
Froese - Germany - This
is fun. Marion set up one page in English for us
and you can get to visit her German site at the
same time.

"The energy of this photo reminds me of the
Artella retreat. It makes me think of a group of
women gathered around a fire, telling stories, moving
more closely inward to one another as they share."Marney Makridakis - www.ArtellaWordsandArt.com

"I LOVE contrast and the dark background with
the vibrant colors and then the purple with the
yellow. I also love those two colors together too.
I Love pictures that POP out at you and call your
attention to right here, right now in JOY."KJoy - www.parentingforpotential.com

TODAY'S PHOTO -
Be with your response.

A reply with your experience with the photos is
always more than welcome. I've been quite moved
by some of the reponses I've received. Thank you.